{"product_id":"9780307950741","title":"Dark Back of Time","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMarías, Javier\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVintage\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\/23\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom one of Spain's greatest writers\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eand the international bestselling, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Infatuations\u003cb\u003e—c\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eomes an odyssey into the nature of identity and of time that  weaves together fact and fiction into a completely original and unforgettable hybrid. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Stylish, cerebral...Marías is a startling talent...His prose is ambitious, ironic, philosophical, and ultimately compassionate.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCalled by its author a \"false novel,\" \u003ci\u003eDark Back of Time \u003c\/i\u003ebegins with the tale of the odd effects of publishing \u003ci\u003eAll Souls\u003c\/i\u003e, his witty and sardonic 1989 Oxford novel. \u003ci\u003eAll Souls\u003c\/i\u003e is a book Marías swears to be fiction, but which its \"characters\"—the real-life dons and professors and bookshop owners who have \"recognized themselves\"—fiercely maintain to be a roman à clef. With the sleepy world of Oxford set into fretful motion by a world that never \"existed,\" \u003ci\u003eDark Back of Time \u003c\/i\u003ebegins an odyssey into the nature of identity and of time. Marías weaves together autobiography, a legendary kingdom, strange ghostly literary figures, halls of mirrors, a one-eyed pilot, a curse in Havana, and a bullet lost in Mexico.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43412592722175,"sku":"9780307950741","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780307950741_s600x595.jpg?v=1782149785","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780307950741","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}